Me and my Dogs
Jess Williams
I'm Jess Williams, and I've been shadowing Jess Probst for a while, jointly handling clients from the simple to the extremely complex. I’m delighted to be an Honest Hounds Affiliate Trainer, and Honest Hounds members get a discounted rate for all of my services - discount code is in my profile here.
My dog behaviour background originally started with force-free training in 2020, but I now take a more holistic approach to ethically and efficiently improve the whole life of the dog and the humans via in-person and online consults.
I specialise in:
human and dog directed aggression/reactivity;
handling and touch issues;
guarding (including people, the home, spaces, etc);
resource guarding;
German Shepherds and similar.
I’ve had a great track record of success with my online behavioural consults with owners up and down the UK (and Canada, the US, Hong Kong, Japan and South America too!) - this works because “dog training” is almost all teaching the human, not the dog.
Storm and Minsc
I use my two German Shepherds as stooge dogs for in person and residential clients whenever this is helpful.
Minsc’s special stooge dog skill is really testing how well dogs handle handle the busy energy of a young working breed. He is also great for owners who may be nervous of shepherds, as he is completely bombproof with people.
Storm’s special stooge dog skill is telling me a lot about client dogs by how she responds to them - she keeps away from dogs who need space, and just “is a dog” at the distance they need.
